Vital Therapies Inc. recently announced the appointment of Faheem Hasnain to its board of directors Read More »

Imprimis Pharmaceuticals Inc., which uses its Branded Compounding business model to make drugs more cost-efficient, recently announced the appointment of Clayton Edwards as the SVP of Operations, Eric Rice as the VP of Client Relations, Pramod Sharma as the VP of Quality and Sanjay Samudre as its Director of Manufacturing. Read More »

CVS Health announced today that naloxone, an opioid overdose-reversal medication, is now available without a prescription in its Colorado locations after CVS came to terms on a standing order with physicians across the state. Read More »

Nearly half of all Americans receive a flu shot every year; availability and no appointment necessary are determining factors. Read More »

CVS Health and the CVS Health Foundation will donate $100,000 in cash and in-kind support to organizations that are helping the flooding victims of central Louisiana by providing relief efforts. Read More »

EnteroMedics has chosen Gary Blackford to join its board of directors, replacing Anthony Jansz, who will be stepping down from his board position. Read More »

Trial evaluating Sollpura for treatment of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency in cystic fibrosis patients. Read More »

Pulmatrix this week announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug status for PUR1900, the company’s inhaled drug designed to treat pulmonary fungal infections in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). Read More »

Avion Pharmaceuticals this week announced that it has fortified its partnership with Gnosis S.P.A. by agreeing to make Quatrefolic part of its Prenate prescription prenatal vitamin portfolio. Read More »

Phase III trial produces positive results in treating primary biliary cholangitis with Ocaliva. Read More »

Juniper Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced last week its Phase IIb clinical trial for COL-1077, which was recently completed, did not meet either its primary or secondary goals. Read More »

Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc. recently reported that its Supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) that requested an expansion to the label of Trokendi XR to include prophylaxis for migraine headaches in adults has been granted tentative approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Read More »

MRG anticipates improvements in customer and patient billing process, regulatory compliance and claims management. Read More »

The board members will use their expertise to guide the company and advance its drug development programs. Read More »

In the wake of a large jury verdict against Johnson & Johnson, the health products industry is closely watching a debate over expert witness standard legislation in Missouri. Read More »

BPX-01 topical minocycline reduces P. acnes after four weeks without entering bloodstream. Read More »

CytoDyn Inc., a company specializing in biotechnology that is dedicated to the development of new antibody therapies for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), recently announced that the first of 11 patients with HIV-1 in its Phase 2b extension study of PRO 140 has achieved two years of complete virologic suppression. Read More »

Perrigo also confirms lawsuit over generic version of Mirvaso topical gel. Read More »

The CVS Health Research Institute this week released the findings of a new study showing that it is extremely cost-efficient to intervene in order to increase medication adherence in patients suffering from common chronic conditions. Read More »

A majority of health care plans and programs with a drug exclusion policy have been successful, reducing costs and not negatively impacting patient care, concludes a new study published in The American Journal of Managed Care. Read More »